Pain
From the Journals
Mortality rate was 10-fold higher in opioid use disorder patients
Individuals with opioid use disorder have a significantly higher mortality rate than the general population.
Conference Coverage
Liposomal bupivacaine cut need for opioids after gyn surgery
If you’re worried about opioid addiction, liposomal bupivacaine could be an option for pain control after outpatient gynecologic surgery.
Opinion
Tapering opioids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain released in March 2016 suggests that if “...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Compassionate care, decriminalization crucial to mitigating addiction epidemic
SAN DIEGO – Practice compassionate care to achieve the best results when managing patients who are dealing with opioid addiction.
From the Journals
Rate of heroin use in U.S. soars, especially among white individuals
The prevalence of heroin use has surged among white and poor individuals in the United States, a comparison of surveys performed in 2001-2002 and...
From the Journals
ACP: Substance use disorder is a chronic medical condition
The American College of Physicians unveiled eight recommendations to improve the nation’s approach to preventing and treating substance abuse.
Conference Coverage
Disease site determines QOL, pain in recurrent rectal cancer
SEATTLE – Posterior recurrence was associated with the worst quality of life and most severe pain.
From the Journals
Preoperative opioid use linked to worse outcomes following abdominal surgery
Patients taking opioids preoperatively are more likely to have a longer length of stay, higher costs, and a greater chance of readmission and...
Commentary
Postoperative pain in women with preexisting chronic pain
Women are more likely to be diagnosed with a chronic pain condition and seek treatment. There are preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative...
From the Journals
Standardize opioid prescribing after endocrine neck surgery, researchers say
Twenty oral morphine equivalents is the ideal amount of pain relief medication with which to discharge outpatients after thyroidectomy or...
Clinical Review
Patellofemoral Pain: An Enigma Explained by Homeostasis and Common Sense
We present a rational, scientific, low-risk approach to patellofemoral pain (anterior knee pain) based on an understanding of tissue homeostasis....